JSE Daily: AMG Closes 21% Higher. PTL Up 20% In Intra-Day Trading – Jan 17, 2019

January 17, 2019

Stock market performance report for Thursday 17th of January 2019 below.

Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Summary

  • JSE Combined Index – 14.5m shares / $144.5m traded. (30 Advanced / 25 Declined / 11 Firm) .
  • There were no new 52-week highs and no 52-week lows today.

Market Performance

  • Ordinary Shares – Main Market – 12,584,001 shares, 37 stocks traded, 10 not traded.
  • Ordinary Shares – Junior Market – 1,502,677 shares, 27 stocks traded, 7 not traded.
  • Preference Shares – Main Market – 404,867 shares, 19 stocks traded, 19 not traded.

Top 5 Advancing Stocks (view all advancing stocks here)

  1. AMG Packaging & Paper Company Ltd (AMG) shares advanced 21.15% or +0.44 to close at J$2.52 with 200,037 shares traded.
  2. Everything Fresh Ltd (EFRESH) shares advanced 10.84% or +0.18 to close at J$1.84 with 45,083 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$1.77 – J$1.87)
  3. SSL Venture Capital Jamaica Ltd (SSLVC) shares advanced 8.33% or +0.15 to close at J$1.95 with 2,000 shares traded.
  4. Knutsford Express Services Ltd (KEX) shares advanced 7.72% or +0.92 to close at J$12.83 with 4,590 shares traded. (Today’s range: J$11.60 – J$13.00)
  5. Consolidated Bakeries (Jamaica) Ltd (PURITY) shares advanced 7.50% or +0.15 to close at J$2.15 with 327,024 shares traded.

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Advancing Stocks (Not including the top 5 advancers above)

  1. Paramount Trading (Jamaica) Ltd (PTL) traded as high as 20.00% above yesterday’s closing price of J$2.00 (between J$2.00 and J$2.40) . It closed at J$2.08.
  2. Stanley Motta Ltd (SML) traded as high as 14.94% above yesterday’s closing price of J$4.35 (between J$4.35 and J$5.00) . It closed at J$4.43.
  3. Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCC) traded between -3.05% and 13.67% above yesterday’s closing price of J$41.26 ( from J$40.00 to J$46.90) . It closed at J$40.65.
  4. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between -8.52% and 10.41% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.17 ( from J$2.90 to J$3.50) . It closed at J$2.92.
  5. General Accident Insurance Company Jamaica Ltd (GENAC) traded between 0.29% and 9.01% above yesterday’s closing price of J$3.44 ( from J$3.45 to J$3.75) . It closed at J$3.60.

Top 5 Value Traded

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) shares valued at J$64.6m were traded. The stock moved -8.36% or -2.68 to close at J$29.36 with 2,084,124 units traded. (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$32.97)
  2. Fontana Limited (FTNA) shares valued at J$23.0m were traded. The stock moved +0.98% or +0.03 to close at J$3.09 with 7,342,905 units traded. (Today’s range: J$3.02 – J$3.25)
  3. NCB Financial Group Ltd (NCBFG) shares valued at J$20.1m were traded. The stock moved -0.05% or -0.07 to close at J$144.93 with 138,873 units traded. (Today’s range: J$143.75 – J$145.05)
  4. Seprod Ltd (SEP) shares valued at J$6.6m were traded. The stock moved +0.96% or +0.30 to close at J$31.49 with 210,645 units traded. (Today’s range: J$31.00 – J$31.90)
  5. Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) shares valued at J$5.3m were traded. The stock moved -0.85% or -0.46 to close at J$53.49 with 99,524 units traded. (Today’s range: J$52.50 – J$55.00)

Top 5 Volume Traded

  1. Fontana Limited (FTNA) – 7.3m units traded. The shares moved +0.98% or +0.03 to close at J$3.09 (Today’s range: J$3.02 – J$3.25)
  2. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) – 2.1m units traded. The shares moved -8.36% or -2.68 to close at J$29.36 (Today’s range: J$29.00 – J$32.97)
  3. Pulse Investments (PULS) – 986.4k units traded. The shares moved -7.89% or -0.25 to close at J$2.92 (Today’s range: J$2.90 – J$3.50)
  4. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd 7.50% (JMMBGL7.50) – 400.0k units traded. The shares moved -4.35% or -0.05 to close at J$1.10 (Today’s range: J$1.10 – J$1.15)
  5. Ciboney Group Ltd (CBNY) – 389.8k units traded. The shares moved -7.14% or -0.01 to close at J$0.13 (Today’s range: J$0.13 – J$0.14)

Top 5 Declining Stocks (view all declining stocks here)

  1. Sterling Investments Ltd (SIL) declined -16.10% or -0.71 to close at J$3.70 (trading between J$3.70 and J$3.70) with 38,070 shares traded
  2. Blue Power Group Ltd (BPOW) declined -12.24% or -0.71 to close at J$5.09 (trading between J$5.00 and J$5.80) with 41,075 shares traded
  3. Sygnus Credit Investments Limited USD Ordinary Shares (SCIUSD) declined -11.11% or -0.01 to close at J$0.08 (trading between J$0.08 and J$0.09) with 24,274 shares traded
  4. Caribbean Flavours and Fragrances Ltd (CFF) declined -8.84% or -1.68 to close at J$17.32 (trading between J$17.00 and J$17.50) with 5,500 shares traded
  5. Jamaican Teas Ltd (JAMT) declined -8.64% or -0.38 to close at J$4.02 (trading between J$4.00 and J$4.40) with 26,665 shares traded

Top 5 (Intra-Day) Declining Stocks (Not including the top 5 decliners above)

  1. Jamaica Money Market Brokers Group Ltd (JMMBGL) traded between 2.90% and -9.49% below yesterday’s closing price of J$32.04 (from J$29.00 to J$32.97) . It closed at J$29.36.
  2. Pulse Investments (PULS) traded between 10.41% and -8.52% below yesterday’s closing price of J$3.17 (from J$2.90 to J$3.50) . It closed at J$2.92.
  3. Main Event Entertainment Group Ltd (MEEG) traded at -7.98% below yesterday’s closing price of J$6.52. It closed at J$6.00.
  4. Medical Disposables and Supplies Ltd (MDS) traded at -7.28% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.01. It closed at J$6.50.
  5. Express Catering Ltd (ECL) traded between 0.38% and -7.15% below yesterday’s closing price of J$7.97 (from J$7.40 to J$8.00) . It closed at J$7.92.

52-Week High/Lows

Note:

  • JSE Combined Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market and Ordinary Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Main Market, Preference Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Main Market
  • JSE Junior Market Index (J$) includes Ordinary Shares – Junior Market, and Preference Shares – Junior Market
  • JSE US Equities Index (US$) includes Ordinary Shares – US Market, and US Denominated Shares – Main Market

 

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